Robert Eye's '67 442

My name is Robert Eye i live in Genoa Ohio (near Toledo) . My dream car has
always been a 1967 Oldsmobile 442. My parents were quite aware of this fact
despite their uncommon interest in pontiacs and them owning a 1967 GTO for 30
years (the 442's competition for the market and on the drag strip) i loved
their car but for some reason I favored the 442 of that year. Well one day my
sophomore year in high school my mother popped an unusal question, "do you
want a 67 442?" and i responded sure, but umm we know how easy they are are to
obtain and just laughed, well later that day i found myself in a town not more
than 10 miles from my house observing pieces of a 1967 442 in a shell of a
body, in the intereior, and in the trunk. That was covered in ice and snow,
late one cold and blistering february eve. The guy had told us on the phone
it had been sold for $1500 my mother's stubboness and her sheer desire of my
possesing that car ventured us out to take a look at a sold car.

We looked
and my mother asked me if i wanted it. Of course we all know i responded with
an excited "of course" but i reminded her it was sold . She said son this car
has'nt been sold yet , and asked the man selling it if he would "sell it out
from under" this man that had put nothing down on it. He said "well no" and
she said "would $1800 change your mind" he said "yes" and i had it towed home
the next day since then 3 years has passed. i looked for a 400 for about 3
months and found nothing (searching the net and local yards and dealers but
nothing was found.

I got frustated and went with a 1970 olds 442 w-30 engine
that had been rebuilt and bored .30 over and had a high performance cam and
some other mondello suggestions added to its list of parts. Apparantley the
man hadnt paid his bill and it sat there and the rebulid shop asked only what
the rebuild was for the complete engine the bill came to 1295.00 what a steal.
Then after assembling the rest of the car including the interior . I ran her a
summer of my junior year and drove her to school. I blew 3 TH 400s that summer
with the 500+ ft/lbs of torque from the 455. The car still required a
louvered hood, emblems, rechromed bumpers, a new windsheild , mirrors, trim
and a paint job. Since then i have acquired most of these parts at the
Oldsmobile Centennial Fest in Lansing and installed all of the previous
items this winter. I have enclosed pics of the 455 when i put her in. and a
pic of the 442 in white which is the color i recived her in. Since then i
have also had it painted torch red and had the 455 redone. I havent had nice
enough weather here to get her out and take pics of her since the new things
have been added. First chance I get I will and send them to Bryce and have him
update my pics. The 442 has cost me about $7,000 since her purchasing date and
i wouldnt sell her for a million. I will never part with my 442 or as i call
her "Gretchen"